Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 2025), Pages: 97-103

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 Original Research Paper

A framework for digital transformation to bridge the education gap during COVID-19

 Author(s): 

 Majid H. Alsulami *

 Affiliation(s):

 Applied College, Shaqra University, Shaqra, 11961, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1666-4712

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.01.009

 Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted education systems worldwide, creating significant challenges for both students and teachers. As schools have been closed, remote learning has become a widely adopted approach. This situation highlights an urgent need to address the education gap caused by the crisis. This study proposes a new framework, referred to as the Digital Transformation Framework to Bridge the Education Gap (DTFBEG), developed using the design science method. The framework includes six main components: online platforms, learning management systems, content creation, interactive tools, remote assessment, and parental involvement. The proposed framework offers promising solutions to the challenges faced by education systems during this critical period. Digital transformation plays a crucial role in maintaining the continuity of education, improving learning experiences, fostering collaboration and communication, and supporting personalized learning. The findings indicate that digital transformation contributes to bridging the education gap by increasing flexibility in the education system and facilitating the acquisition of technical and educational skills.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Remote learning, Education gap, Digital transformation, Learning tools, Parental involvement

 Article history

 Received 25 August 2024, Received in revised form 13 December 2024, Accepted 24 December 2024

 Acknowledgment

The author would like to thank the Deanship of Scientific Research at Shaqra University for supporting this work.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alsulami MH (2025). A framework for digital transformation to bridge the education gap during COVID-19. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(1): 97-103

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